Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 22, 1878, Page 8

8 T CHICAGO THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, Yawis Bwift, of Rocheater, the famons v comet seeker,"* leavea Chitago thie morning for Denver toaheerve the eclivee, At 9 o'clock ye: erday morning Officer Tiouseholder found in the river nesr Madlson- street bridgs the remains of & five-montb's-old fetne, The Bohomiana had quite a celebration yesterdav st their cometery In Jeflerson, the spccial object belng to 1ay the corner-atone of the vanit, Mrs. 8amuel P, Skinnor starts for Oape Mny this morning, Mrs. Skinner has been spend. fnzthe summer {n Chicago, And wiil goto Fer nandina, Fla,, in October, At 9:30 Inst evening Officer Williams found anunknownman in & stupefed conditich on tha corner of Lincoln etreat and Warren avenue. Al cohol, heat. and chloral are snoken of in the prem- feca. Tlo was taken Lo the County Hospital. $ At 6:30 Saturday evening John Vauderford, 21 years of age, reslding at No. 40 Sherman street, while hathing in the Ogden Sip, near the north pler, wan accidentally drowaned. He was employed Dby Oannon & MeGrath, Van Buren and Jefferaon rtreets, The body has not yet bscn recaverea Maox Langs, 10 years of age, son of Will. 1am Lange, grocer, No. 074 Clyhonrn avenue,was drowned wbile bathing in a clay-hole Ina bricke ¥ard north of Fallerton avenue in the Town of 1ake Viw,o Tho body was recoverad by the pa. rents, who bad been notificd shortly after the accl- dent, At 9 o'clock yosterday morning Officer Aurphy found the body of & boy floating in the Iake nt the foat of Twenty-cighth strect. Ho was nlont 14 years of age, and had his hairclosely cut. No clothes were on, ané no marks were fonnd by which ha micht he fdentified. It Is supposed he vas drowned while In awimming about a week ago, The body was taken to the Morgue. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a1 & Bo- hemian procession was passing the Weat Madison Strect Station, one of the officers, M, Nenzil by name, wae noticeabla for Tis fast and reckloss ariving of the horse upon which he was mounted. Jie ran down 4o boye in successlon, one of whom, Sotomon Welnstein, was hadly injured abont the Budy and fuce by the horse's havfs, Detective Jansing and Londergan, who had witnessed the recklvas performance. nrrested Neuell, snd locked him up (or fast deiving. * The Heientiflo Objections to Prayer” is tha subject of a scries of dlsconrses which iha Rev. T'rof. Northra has besn delivering Sunday even. iz« in the Fourtn Baptist Chneeh, and which was avfe divcussed by him last evening. e cx- «d the beher thal prayer was heard and an- , nutwitnstanding tha scientific objections 19 the enntiary, and snpporied hila position by cit- iz imstances and statiug tnat there wure Jozical reascrs Lot Jerd somo of the most learaed men to Lelieve In the eficacy of prayer, At 0 a'clack Salnrday night C, A, Jordan, of No. 23 Varrison stroct, and N. Light, of No. 174 Nandoiph street, found an ol Jady acrambling in the Inke 0t the foot of Peck cotit.” 'Ihey res her, whon alie waa found to he quita i1l and #, Al \as therefare scat to the County Hos- She wan recozuized av Chirleting Miteholl, A of ace, andformerly keeper of 8 lodgmg- Tunian on Despinines steeot, it ot present pannl- Teraand destityre Sho eays sho accidentally fell 1nto the water, but the gencral impression s that #he atteipied to commit sulcide, Arrests: Bell Clifton, Inrcony of 86 from Aungnst Mitler, of No, 167 Clark “sirect: Jimmy Jdolinon, an oid and exvorienced thief, who was captured by Officer P. Dotzherty in possession of fwo pictures enlitiod ** MeNicol™ ond **Mctar- Tand,* nnd wet 1n black-walnut frames 15315, and which nro suppoxed to have bcen stalen; John O'Connell, canzat stealtng mlk handkerchiefs frow several ladine as they were leaving 81, Pat- rics'a Church: Alexander Taylor, comnlicity with Dele Willivae I robbing Aivert Smith of §35 on tire 15th st At So ialist headquartera—No, 7 Clark rircot—the Lathors' Unlon met yeaterday morning, and cnpuged fn a Jong discusslon s to the best rightn, It w#eums th t 8 namber of country lsthers—a number large cnough to visibly Interfere wirth the city wurkers' profita—have come 10 this city, and ure W dolug isthiug wori atn price less than tha act b ho Unlow. Lience the wrath of the Unfon, worl heing ecarce. Tho diecussion resulted In nothing siufinite, nnd the subject will be broached at a fu- ture mecting. Wien the South Tawa Board of Review decliled to rednce the real astato assessment 60 Ber conte 1 was niderstood that ihe paruoinl brop: erty valdatio wld follow, and this wili bo st- toited to by the Assessor, Une or twa of bis old eiupioyes knowiug of thia, and reasonably cortain skat Lusiness men were not awars of i, have boen £ ne oronnd offering for @ commission to have Valuatlons reduced 30 per cent, and swsorilng that they wer in collusion with the Assesdor, 1t s prity mpecles of blackmall. o valaations will w reduced anyway, and the man who pays money to sccure & reduction s out Just that much. Tha DTress Committea of tha Hocialist party held a meeting yesterday morning nt No. 7 Clurkstreet. ‘' them had been reforred the work of utrunzing for and receiving estlmates of the ex- penve of 8 dafly paper represeniing the Sociallst party. Tho Comniittes have received the esti- matcs which they will annaunce to a wenoral meet- dug to bu hield next Sunday, at which time they wrill recommend that the paver be ralied the Dally Aoclulla’: that 1t ba & 1-cent evaning baper; and that the natmu of the editor or eaitors be not made Kuown to the public, B A very large gathering of the different Dationalitien of the Catholic bellof aasembled in Maskell lall last ovening, to listen to a lecture on **Homen in the Weat ‘and Immigration,” by the Ttev. Father Pickler, of }iauover, Wasnington County, Kan. The sudience was much pleaved wih ‘the remarks of the speaker, and 8 Cuicago Cathalie Colony Society was formed from among those prescut. ~ The following gentlemen were clected officera: W, J, Noskell, Prandents the ltev. Father lickler, Vice-Presdent; M. O. Dowd, Becretary: tieurge D, Plant, Treas: uror, Tho soctety adjourned to moet fu Maskell Hall next Sunday, at 3 o'clock p, m. Ir the Inke transportation companies wonld exert themselves (o accommadata the pudiic nlittle mory than they do, the public would pere Taps esteem (hem with greater popularity, Yes- terday the Fountain City, of the Westorn Tra poriation Line, was expected with pass &ers from Butlalo, and a namber of 'pouple with carfisyes nasembledat the dock sa early ue 8 o'cluck Lo mect friends, The propelior dil not sr- rive until noou, and there was an Ininense smount of grumuling among thosd who wero ubliged 10 sinzer nbautn dicty dock all the forenoon, the mure sa se it was outlrely uunecessury, forif the ny had exerted lsell ~ a fritle atch from Miwaukes could have ed the fact that the Fouutaln City did not h thut port nutil 11 o'clock Naturday uight, 1natead of several hours eariler, nd that it tay attha dock fve hours ore log for Chicago, Wita fwie weuther, thero ls no reason Why the nan in charge of the duck should not tell Whhin a2 Lour or two 88 10 what tiwea buat would arrive. T'he jury in the Bparks murder case, afte heing aut iwentv-two hours, was calied In yi terday morntng at 10 o'clock by Judge Itowers in the Crignnul Coart, which had been sgreed upon EL W o'clock Sutueday night, and banded in (el verdict, They reached wh mgreement at 830 v'cluck tu the Worning, juet kiice srousingsfrom nappinz o the Boor, iables, sud chaire, and It was that Sparks wae gollty of waoslaughter, and his term ol Suprlsonment fixed at tive years in the Pemteuniary, The jury was discharged until thiv morning, when it will ve called sud polled, Suarks wae not xisll eatielied with the verdict, us he hud - coundeptly belu that he would be ucauitted, aud will inwist on s new trial, Ou tne ulher hand, those famillar with the case hink that he got off exceedingly hght, and that if 1w Jury had doguled hie time reater Juatics would havs beoy done. 1his etiurneys had’ not decided Yudlerduy what tcps Lo take fu the matierof & now trial, from the fuct that suine of ke Jururs neld vut a0 1ung 0 er punishwent. 1 isuot believed, Lowever, thal 8 new Lrial can be had, and, furtiers tuure, hat IF une were granted, the [ndications st thal the prisouce would fare worsy than be has, TUE TUKKER ¥ESTIVAL ‘fbe Seventh Distnict Yurner Feot 18 just now beiug beld i thincity. ‘Pl festival commenced yreaterdany, and will coutinae unuil to-algit, There Was & prellvinary enteriamuent a1 the North Siae Turuer-lall Saturauy evening, whicn was purtici- pated 1o by avout 1a0 Furiers frou other poluts 1u the dirtrict, aud about 200 frow this city, Yed- terday worniug the'Luruers 1o the numer of sbuut L0y, including the vietors, msrcled 1o proceseion to 'Ugden's Urvve, whero a grand fole wae Alr. Euul Hoechster "was the oralur of mu-z. aud mado an_able, furcible speccy. Durinz the " afternoon the Chicago Orcticstra treated the assciibly Lo 8 grand conecrt, and at the ¢ tue the Turuers guve au exbibizion of thelr sill 1u ucrobolic obd dechimstory exerchwcs. Lrices will be given to those showiny the greatest L1l 1 ucrabatic feste. - Taruing" for the prisce cowmienced yesierday afternoo d will contiuue dunng te-day. ball at tus Norlh-side Turner- srdl s cvening will eolciude thy festivitlew, be North:Side Turuer-Hall bas been sulenundly Gs ot wtid beslouiicd 1 UouoT Of Lo becasion, Aivla nunber of other places alovg Nonb Clark sticet presented a Loiay spocsrance. UTEL ARLIVALY, Clarice B Sitred iy, Sontant Col, 5. M 3 © Youb tMutu, Grand 1V, DI deu Malt, Lektus M. huiget, Hrai 1o ol Luuie: G ] Yustvuy A Liae worth. Toronto; H. M, Birgs, Buffalo} David Wiibur, New York. DECORATIVE ART, THEATMS AND ODJXCTS OF THE ORICAGO SOCIBTY. ‘The follawing paper wan read at & recent meeting of the Chicago Boctety of Decorative Art, and 15 & timely expositlon of the objecta and aims of a So- clety that 1s doing moch to foster 2 love for the beantiful tn onr midst: 1 have a few svords 1o say in furtharance of the Alma of the Decorative Art Sactety, and s few gnes- tione to snawer, At the requeet of +-veral of onr members, an to what wae have alrcady iccompiished and the poestbilities attendant upon our future efforts. in te drat place, 1t may be weil to sa: son for our veing, that indnetrial art, ar, more commonly termed, decorative arl, has be- coms a necesslty of our eivilization. The sud- den Impulse of late given It in our own coun- try han been stimuisted by a8 comparison of the work of our home artista_with thoee of other nations &t the Centenntal Exposition. and, a8 we fell far behina, the need of doing something has not unly been felt, bat the work has been at Teast commenced in many of our clties, ro that the aestion is not now **Shall we have & Decorative rt Suctety ™. bat ** Will tve e nole to keep con- -tral of this grest work now In our b . OF tmuat we surender 1o others & Jabur that we havo a0 ance cesafully began?®"' i 'l';m- [ tlnc question that onr members have now 0 mine, anuunl foe required of us 18 not a char- ity, nor even s gift, but an Investment promising Iarge returns, we recelving fall remuneiation therelor, If our abject be carrled out, in tmproving 1he public taste, besides the direct Denefits accru- ing to those who are members of our art classes, or who 8nd In onr coome & market for their works that (hiey could not so readily moot with clse- where. ‘Fhess benefits, wnlike charity, which 12 all con- wruimed, are a constantiy growing good, teaching the hensiciaries to heip themselves inatead of to look merely for the help of others, 1 think we must all agree that we have madea good beginning, und there 1% no roason why ive should nut double our membership and one use- fulneea It wa but continde in the way wo have tegun. To bes usefis member of oar Socioty de- mands no knowledge of ** lugh art™ or of any art atall, Infact, an honestly acknowieaged ignoce ance of lhese matters wonld In many canes bea wholesome gain. We miet only be convinced of the needs of our {ime and people, and the great avenues of employoient that it npons to juany men nuw fdle, In order to cnter Into Lhe work with 8 aptrit and delermination thst must nsure muc- cens, “The first Dacorative Art Socicly was established InEnglsnd in 1544, Its object was to promote through peaclival mon a gwneral knowledge of decurative art, Lo encourago Inyuiry intv the trine vrinciples of gealzn, and to Bppiy them In their hest torms of developuent to the Lmprovement and corlchment of manufactures, This was for some tine tue only moclety of the kind in ex- istence. Anle papers wers read at its mestinue and then subinitied to the public, that Its objecte and motlves might be more geueraily known, "here wan itle DIoWens. mude, huwever, antil cat Exposition of 1851, when England felt the smine mortiicativn at beiog behind all otner Eurovean connirics that wu Liave more lately ex- erlenced, aud ot vnce set ahoat an Lmprovement. Biom e ellort came. (o widely-kbown South Kensington Musenm, this belng a pert only of the great nationol aystem of education In art and se- ence, 'The need wus nut only to improve Uieir manifactures, but 5180 to Improve and elevate tne taste of thelr peopla. his national system or organization has 160 schools establishea thronghout *he Kingdom, and from a lata report now napiders 57,000 pupils in tho scientidc departinents, snd more than 530, ure recelviig an art eiducation, ha Art Libeary, which sad been commenced 1 1841, has now over 20, 00U volunics, beina the most cumbpleta cullection of art bocks 1a Europe. This ia s circalating horary to wiicn all the schuols have Access, T'icre wan 0180 dded to tha other eollecs tions one of Animal producia nsed In wanufacinres, anda ** Food Sluseum™ to fuetract Lhe buviic n the different kinds and qualities or fuod. their eifects on toe body, and mnalyses of thelr propor- ties. A Construction and Duilding Masenm too was eataniislied, and slso a department showinz tha latestond most valuaple lwproveuicatd In school spparalus and appuintments, Including books, s, and farnitare. Ao Archbitectural ennt with apecinens of medieval and later art was also opuned, aud niany other depaituents, 1he whole forniug for tho artlet and artisan the muoat perfect cducational aystem in the world, ‘Ven years of thie aditrsvie syatem and earnest cffurt advanced Euglaud from almost the lowest place tothe vary head anonget nations in the of pottery, turniture, Aud metals; and d the whols Contluent of Eurupe, alter njoylag & prommence during hundrede of years, Tavo been obilgod Lo take lossons frum this perfect aystem of 1ustruction, I'he means emploved to secure so great a resalt may be claesed Under two heads: 1 guiar schooly und classes of design, with examinalions aud promotion to higher grades wilh prizes for auperior excellence, Second~Museuns, whore modols and the fnest known specimens of ari—either orlyinals or jcs—aro cunsiantly open to the student; the silections being enriched by loans from private individunle Intorested in the work. With theso advuntages and the greut rovuits that we kuow have boen achieved by them, wo sec what unr own Society and those of other Anerican cities may in time hope o do, even though the communcement may reem (o us but feeblo and the results uncertaln. Uur comuun eciiools in this city are working in the richt direction, having in tho past few years rreatlys imptoved In thelr metbod of tencning rawing, though it would seom that they Inlfnld!- yote more {lmu to this claas of studice with aJ- vantage. Krery acuool of design, every class in drawing, a8 help 1o ua. Just what our work for the future {s to be fi the Important questivn for us to decide, Having no aid from (luvernment. or from snv public fund, aur effuria for a tiniu have to bo linkted. What we have done during our year ls encourazing, aud, put into Ogures, ullow: We bave re- colved sinco June, 1877, frum foee, cl dona. tlons, and salce at tooms, uver 83, Over $1,200 has been pald to contributors for sales mada at our rooms since last November. We have now over 81,500 cash on hand, abich, after paying current expenses_ from this time until the hewln. niug of fiscal year In November, will leave us s sulficle ta_ st on fout our winter clos whilo Iargely sell-supporting, distribate & considerablo Atnount 10 teachers 0o (caclicr nlone has buen paid by us sioce Jdaauary over $200, while more than 300 paraons In all have recolyod inatruc- tion in our varuus classes. No class has so far boen free, but to establlsh aucn free clussas (s 6 work that wo have in view for the cuming year. 1 have refcrred to our common schools, and, while acknowledulng freely all the good they do, yetin closing ] think It may be well 1o sgaln ex- [ress tho bope thiat in tho future thoy insy be rouglit to devote more tima than they have hith. erto done, at least to tho techalcsl parts of design aud art training, even thuugn It somewhat whorten the liours now given to classical studies, The former may aid the Isurnor to earn nis bread in ‘wiile *he latter may only quslify the most tmproved snd litesary Kor ourselves wo must feel the Importance of the work we have engaied (o, We mnet teach our wark-peapls the vaiua of good models and correct deslgu, aud thus endeavor 1o secure gond home work, instead of sending abroad for it~ Unless we succeed In thiw, our artisans will continue to Al our shops sud houves with wares stamped oy fash- fon rather than by art, and dl:fll societies ae ours will have no place {n { Hurely us America are niol wanting i tale af ent, {niellect, or tante, ang, as we bave surpe all other nations in producing the nocessarlo: Iite, It in tlne for us to show our sppreciation of the beautlful, and our abllity o excel lu thuse graccful arfs that helo to case the hurd parts of iife, and that in many casce ensvle woinan to earn not only a subsisteuce but & romunuretive livells hood, TIIE COURTS. William N, Toy and James F. Morrison, for tho of Jumes ¥, Morrison, brougat on action of assumpsit In the United Btates Clreuit Court Sat. urday against Theogore J, Elmore aad Mary A, Bingham, to recover §3, 000, Charley P. Hercher and Frod Koliman filed a blll In the Buperior Court sgainet Wilhelmina, Osca Louw, Gustay, and Em!l Wenzel, and Thure: Licnt, to forocloss & trust-deed for on su Lot 20 of Bulliven's Subdiviston of Lot U, 1y Bui terdeid’s Addition to Caicage. Judue Blodzeit will ba in court to-day se usual. 1lc will probably declde two of three cascs under consideration, % Judve Gary will atso stroll Into court at 20 8. m. J’l“llwu Are 1O aunouncemenls from the uther udges, iadiord Hancack wae on Haturdsy appoluted uee for Charles Coy; Robdert K. .mr Jullus Ebret, slso for Thomas H. Dobbis nd Frank W, loward, of 145 West Madison airest, for I’hil W, Gutes, - Assiguces will be cliosen 82 10 8. . Lo-day for Mosto . Halo; for Otto devae: for Gearga and W. Luber; for James U, Btepbens; and for Louls . Daenitcke, BUPEKIoR CUURT—JUDONEXTS BEPORE JUDGE (lABY, Pt e senitr teitiond o e TalEerte SNied i fuify Gerichastior CORRESPONDENOE, UNEQUAL TAXATION. Tv (s EdUor of Ths Tribune, Cuicago, July 20.—In looking over the personal- Propaerty sssessmieut for the Weet and North Sides 1 fouud (bat some 1uew who bave from $10,000 to $20,000 stocks sre asssssed at from 33,000 to $1.000, while smail dealers who have stocks that will not averaye over $1,200 or §1,600 &t luvoice rrlce 1¢ Bsseasud at nearly tho full cash value, or Lo man with the snall etock uf yoods biss to pay & tax funr Huics woze fa proportivn thun the wan with tbe bk alock, 'I'tits personal-vrupesty sssess- et makes wore Hare and furgerors Lub overy- thiug sise combtaed. mnan wakes suythig like &n Loucat retura be is pauished by bels; ed four times siore thaa lus nelghbor who dox little Lt uf false swearing, Bowe wen scurn Lo teil 8 ile 4o their dauly transactivous, but woen it cows t tbe personal-properly asscsrment they are there every Loue, sud who cau blawe thew? “They Lave kot Lo Lell envrumous lca Lo eacupe enur- wous taxation. The whole system of pessousl- property tasation ought Lo bu abolished. and some Juore cquitsolu sud direet Wl of tazativu adoyt- ed. Yours brualr. Wear Dbk RELIGIOUS. The Sabbath-School Camp-Meet- ing at Lake Bluff. Sermon on the Old Serpent by the Rev. J. A. Raymond, Christ and His Crewns—Sermon by tho Rev. Dr. Withrow. LAKE BLUFF. TRZ SUNDAY-BCIOOL CANI-MRETING, The weather in tho vicinity of the Lake Biuff camp-grounds was as fine as could hava been wished yesterday. and the cxercises in connec- tion with the Sunday-School Assembly were in- teresting; but the veople could nat be provalled upon to sitend them, the same slimncss of sudiences characterizing the various events that has been s0 painfully soparent during the vast week. While the maaagers of the sffair are not rasponsible for the non-attendance on week days, they undoubtedly do much to drive away & large claas of people who wonld like to como sround on Hunday, and amoog whom it (s possible that a very respectsble percentage of sinnees needing enlvation might bs discovered. There are no accommodsatious for reaching their grounds direct, unless peoplo are opulent cuough to be the proprietors of thelr own vonveyaunces, No teams cxcept those sttached to private vehicles are allowed [nslide thocamp grounds on Bunday, and In consequence of this senseleas edlet, those who arrive on the early morning train are oblized to walk a mile fu u bllstering suu belure the shelter of the Tabernaclo can be reachel, the operatlons of Lhe vmulbus line belng sus- pended for the day. The rallroad trainis not allowed to descerate the Sabbath Ly stupming st the weatern entrance o the grounds, but de- pusits Assembly visitors on that day at Kock- land, the next station porth, ‘The first mecting yesterday was that for children ot 8:30 o'clock, & Bunday-school teuchers' confercnce belug in session at the samu time. At 11 o'clock about 150 persons sathiered in the main tent to listen to an. ad- dress on * The Duty of the Community to tho Sandav-schoul,” by Dr. Richard Edwards, of Prineton, 1il." He saia that the duty of the community was commensurate with I8 righte. God had so linked the two together tbat thoy corried othicr, and he who does his duty enjoys his rights and secures his needs. Scmno thought that the whole public was not directly Intereated in the work of Sunday-schuols, but o greater mistake was never made. The business of the spcaker was to refute that thought wad show that it was. the duty of the public to have these religious enterpriscs carried oi to campletion. Man is constantly in cuntact with the carth and Its aililiatlons, and sometimes seemns (u danger of forgetting that there s unother sphuro,—a Heaven, As com- munities, the people of this country needed God, and us individuots they needed Il Man needs God, not anly fn the saving of souls, but also Iu the saving of bodles. Nothing but roud is perinanent, and au evll Institutfon was never set on foot that did not coutaln within itsclf the elements of its own aestruction. Man always has n great want,—the tnflucuce of Gad's spirit; and the only worthy work of man is dons whon this fullucnce I8 felt, It was faith 1o God that had 80 wonderfully prescrved the Jowish race, and other instances of the same natury mignt be given. ‘These lessons taught tuat man noeded God, and that no substituto for Ilis power could be found, A man who doos not feel responsiule-to God has tuken the firat step ou the road toruln, This sense of respunsibility to God could be estab- lished fn the public mind only by educatiug tho children, Therelore, everybody. who wished well to his country would do what he conld to es- tablish and maintainthe Sunday-school system. ‘I'ne children should be 80 educated that when they come upon the stageof actlye lie thetr nims would bo te glority God aud do good Lo meo. « In tho afternoon thera was a varloty of scr- Vices. At 1:0 o'clock thure was a mudel Sunday- chool session, conducted by the Hev, Dr, Wil- linmson; at 3:30 o souyg sorvice; and at 8 u'clock Prof. Winchell delivered hls locture entitled, *Is Evolution Godlessi™ the salicnt immu of which are already publie:property. n tho evening Dr. Thoni af Centenary Churel, thils city, talked oo *The, Rising Gen- eration.” 1 ‘T'o-luy’s programme 18 as followa: 8:30 a, m., children’s nseting, led by Miss Mary G. Burdutte; Sunday-school teschers’ conference at the samo time. At 10 o'clock, Bible readlu, by Deacun L. A Willard, At 11 o’clock, moet- ini of the Normal cluss, adaressed by the Rev, Dr. F. D. Hemenway, on * Lyrte Poetry of the Bitles? At 1:30 p. mi., mesting of primary teachers, eonducted by Mlss Burdette, At 3:00 o'cluck, song aervive, At 8 o'clock, thu Rev. W. F. Cralls on *Bofore the Lost Arts,” At5 o'clock, Normal class meoting, and address by br. & 8. Jewell on *‘Bible -‘Mannora aml Customs,” In the evening, n song service and address. ‘I'no present meoting will contious through to next Thursday, when o recess will be taken until the tollowing Wednesduy, July 81, At that time the regulur Lake Blull Camip-Moet- fog will bezin, aod lost until Auz. 7. The openlng service will bo on Weduesday evening, July 8l Thursday, Aug. 1, there whl be u mecting ol thoold scttlers of the Northwest, Friday wili be young people's day. Baturday will be devoted to the couference of lowul preachera. TIHAT OLD SERPENT. SEHMON DY TIE REV, J, A, RAYMOND. ‘The Rev. J. A, Raymond, of Pautlac, preached at the Olivet Baptist Chiurgh yosterday, in place of the regular pastor, to a large congregatiou, He took the following words as hia text: And he laid Liold on the dragon, that old serpont, which is the Devil snd Satan, and bonnd him a thuuwand years.—Kev., zx,, 2. Tho sueaker said the Devil was varlously spoken of in the Scriptures, aud called by various names, but was moro gencrally known asa serpent, Whother this was the reason that serponts were loathed and de- teated by every person, he m,n nut Kuow, but 1t was certaln that every sorpeut represented some distinct characteristic of the Devil, aud, whilesome species were afraid of us, we wers uniformiy afraid of them, which was {llustated in the fuct that It was uo uncom- mon #lglit toses the objects moving ln upposite directiuns upon weeting, Tae adder was, per- bLaps, ameng the more venowous sud truly typls cal of ull serpents,—that 1s, had o its e and habita wore of the churacteristivs of Hatan, ‘Ine wost expert snake-charmer eould do nothlog with it. * While most other serpents could be tuiled to sleep, or charmed by 1nusie, thy adder would placo vne ear to the carth aud throw his tull over tho other war, In its deter- wination not _ to allured. Ba it wis with the Devil.—ho could charm, but could not be charmed, There were other ser- peuts wlso, representing Satan o cowardice, stealthiness, and veuou Home hid i the wrars und pounced tpou thelr prey, and othera, Trom seeure biding places, exuded thelr venom upun thele vietiais, aud threw luto theirsystems deadly polson, 8o it was with the Duvil, he said, who was represcoted by thoussuds ot min- isters, man?- uf whoum, however, rendered hln service without w clear knowledeo of what they wera dolns ‘fhen there were serpoits in the clurch,—types of the Devil,—and in so- clety, and everywhicre, and the yenom of their funus ecn In the promotinn of church dls- sension, and seandal, and criwe in the world, ‘Theso latter weeo nfuisters of the Devll, and Lul‘ a8 typical of hiwy as the sdder, the copger- cad, orauy other of the species, sud suould be dreaded” by Chrlstlans with the sumne seal sud earocstuess tuat thoy are, —— CHRIST AND I8 CROWNS, SRHMON BY TUB KBY. DR. WITUNOW, ‘The Rev. Dr. Witbrow, of Hoston, preached » scrmou fu the Third Presbyterlan Cuurch yesterday wornlog, Tus revercnd speaker chiose as his text: On His head were many crowns—RHev., zir,, 12, Cruwns were the sywbols of Lonor and ravk. Frow the earliest times Kings and Quecns woro cruwus, which served the purpose tmerely of deuoting ravk and authority. It was not untii tho reign of Frederick the Great that so much fwportance was attacned to these litile circletsof gold. He wore and clalmed many crowas, ss wumentoes of kingdoms conquered, The Quecu vt Britain Lad a crown that denoted grest power, It mlght not be worn us an wrticle of dress or comfort; It wight le with the Royal regulls, but there it was, an cwblew of puwer and suthority. Englawi might be led upon st suy tiwe to proty s bonor o lut ts uf soms remote proviuce or foreign counts; a crows would by tbe Quecn’y suthonity. Victorla had two «suwuis, which sbo is aliowed to wear lu accord- Buce with the royal rules, stgully! the extent of England’s pussessiuns. No oue fwas Jealuus ol Queen Victoria's crowns. [0 there werg Lalf 83 wuay veople jealuus of Lur weartug Ler '‘RIBUNE: MONDAY, JULY %2, 1878 two crownsas thers are of Christ and Iils crowns, all Enrope would be overturned. What would we think of an ambasssdor from England who spoke not of the Queen's per- soual character, or dil not sneak of her at alil Or what would they have thought of & Minister from the Court of Queen Mary who had nothing to say of his country or ils crown, worn by the Queen, or ail not apeak of the personal goodness of his monarch ! In Rome there was an account gotten up b some person, anid purporting to have heen hand- ed down as history, aiving & personat descrip- tion of Christ, representing [iin to be a perfect man In overy acose of the word, with personal beauty beyond that aver possessed by the chil. dren ot men. For his perfection we worahiped Him. Christ was described by John the Revels- tor as boing seen by HBim with many crowns tipon s head. The shcaker pronounced a hign encomium upon Witllam, Prince of Or. ange. Ie counted him a martyr. He fell at the hands of a cownrdly sasasin, after he had wrought wonders in the ameltoration of his fel- lows, and had fuunded almost numberless insti- tutions for the comfort of his subjects. Christ Wwus & martyr in tho same way, only on a larger scale, for while Willlam's lile was sacriticed for 4 few, Chirist died {or all, ‘The crowns which the Patriarchs put on were next touched uvon by the revorend speaker, commencing with Moses, who, he satd, peqm‘ through one poor glass and saw 1,500 yeara ahead. With sl his majesty 83 1 ruler and a prophet, was he not aometlung more than nan in the ordinary acceptance of the term i Yot this mizhty law-giver sald that he was nothing but & man, and was aven imn- nressed with his own uagorthiness, It was the sume with Daniel, who looked i the qlnu of prophecy and said, *Iam but a man. But what did Christ say when He asked one of tlls Tisciples, * Who do men say that _Lami”? The reply was that some sakl He was John the Bap- tist, and others expressed (different oplulons. Y But who suy ve that 1 ami"” and the answer cama In positive Lerms, *'Thou art the Lord Guil, maker of heaven nud carth.! Christ said, “Ye do well to aay this.” There were veopls of to-day, as well asof old, who sero jeatous of Chrlst, and confessed that they coulil not. with all His purity, and rondneas, and beauty, make Ilim quite the cqual of God. They were unwilling to accord Him Deity, They called ft sacrilege to make the Son ejual to the Fatier,. John sala that he saw all these crowns upon Christ's head. Of the crowns of Kings among men, it had been the case that they were pawned out by fits to relmburse the teasury to carry on an unholy war, and the jewels Lad bevoine seattered and lust to the original wearer, But John saw all thu crowns on Jesus' hiead at oue thne. At the thino the great Expositlon opened in Paris, the centra about which was atiracted all the fnterest un the first day was the Preadent of the Ropnb- lle, and tho great Republic itself. Oue young £irl, who atteuded fu tue hinmense crowd, when she returncd home, sald, * Oh, mother, 1 pin't quite sure that 1 saw the President, but 1 amn very sure that I saw the Repubtic.” Dr. hrow closed his remorks by making an application of the iilustruttons meationed to the religlon of Christ as tuught in the Bible, The ventro of all religlous juterest was the crowned Uudbead, | ELSEWHERE. DEDICATION, &pecial Dirpatch to The Tridune, Broominutoy, 111, Jily 8, ~The dedication of the Catholic Chitrch to-day was conducted by Bishop Foley, of Chicago, who alsu sald high mass, assiated by the Rev, Futher Murphy, carate, DBiskop Spauldihy, of Peorin, preached a bricf.but most cloquent sormon fn the ab- sence of Dishop Ryan,' ‘of 8t. Louis, who was detalned. The congregation was lmtrense, 1n- cluding leading veople off Central 1linols of all croeds. Libers) contribations were made heyond taw admission fee of $1, paid by nil who enter- el Al the people here rejoled n the comples L!lml o the magullleent structure consotrate ol i THE FARM AND GARDEN. The IMeated Torm—ifhio Apinry—A Mee- Charmn —Trimming "tedges—Entry-Books for Falrs—Account’ of Hales—A Small Fraud—\What Might" Be Done—>aple. Uark Louse—Ear)§* Peaclicsa~Cost of Cow's Milk=Look After the Dralus. From Qur OwniCorrespondent. Ciauraan, 1l July@),—1'ho heat for the past Lwo weeks has beewintense, and both men and aulmals have sufferpd, Iu hot spells like the one we have pussedftuo much care cannot be excreised not to ovords, or o work exposod to the scorching rays of * merldian sun, Bet- ter let partot the croprgo to waste than to mako yoursell slck—porbaps an invalid for Nfe—in trying to save:dgy Tho flrst aamoni- tions of Nature that shegls overtasked ehould be beeded. The chlidron;itoo, neod care. Thoy should be kept out of tlis sun, and should not be permitted to eat untdpo frult ot all, unless ‘well cooked, and uven thtn it wmay be quostion- able, Give them all tio ‘Fipe berries thoy will eat, but dou't make then l\vurk themaslves sick petting them, The thud doubticss will coma when every farmer will“have a full suopiy of berries durlug the wholo’ scason, but it 1a not yot the case, o B APIARY uow requires constant attentlod. From all parts of the country we Jlieur reports of large yleldsof honey, As soon us the hot weatlier dries the white clover’this supply will cense, Where thero ure boxes of ‘honey partlally filed, ralse them up, and place cmpty vnes under- neath, The lowor box'‘should, of course, be provided with & hole fu'the top, so that the lo- sects cun gain access to tho upper supers, lady, in witing tu the Prare Sarmer, states tout, where Lucs do noteap over a portion of the box, turning it around will induce thew Lo do It. In haudliog buees, allttle smoke from rotteu wool should by blown amouy them. ‘They acldom ating when smoked. ‘Tubaceu- simoke sumutimes Ieritates and makes them very cross. ¥ A DEE-CHARM Is now being peddied abuut the couutry, pllcged inerit consists . i muking the Lees so tawme that any ons can bandle theut, Practieal Its wpinions know that nothlug will answer for that purpose except smoke. Hoime men, howover, handie hives without anything, Wa laye free queatiy opened hives, and removed every Irame, ur trunsierred a portion to another luve, witnout Kutting stungs but it 1s not always safe, If any que utlers to sell you u rizhit Lo Lo sume drug, ur sowne system of subilulug becs, 50 that they will not” sting under auy circimstances, yoio will be safe in setting your dog on Ll at ouce, Ie wa fraud. Every bee-bive should have blocks, of & quarter-fnch I thickness, placed under each corner durini the warin weuther, THIMMING LEBDUES * by machinery was once o favorita fdea with niuny people, Pructically wodo not think that very much bas been dote. One geatiohion 1o thia cuunty OWus & hurss-bower liey and ls reutly pleased withit, W d the mauuiscturer’s uume, but believe e fs culled Ulver's patent, ‘Thers {a nothing that adds so much to the appearaues sud vuluo vi a farm us & well-trimwed Ledgej but ther are very fuw of then. ENTILY-BOOKS FOU FAIRS, Thero {8 8 great dea) you to be learned by many of the Svcretaries of County Fairs regard- ing the proper wav of maklug euntries. I some countics the entrivs arv all “made i1 one book, and numbered consecutively as tuey urs inade. Committees uro given Looks coutotuing uil classes of stock mixed up together, and all ages, on the samo page. Tids 16 not the right way to do. ‘Fnere should be s bouk fur cach class; and, wharu there are several breeds fn o class, a8 1n swing, & separats book should be used for cach broed, “Then, antinals of the same age nud sux should be enterea: togewher o the gum page. Tulw will show the Cominittecsat o) izlance just whut each fot or clasd contains. ‘Thoe systein used Ly our State Buurd of Agriculture is tue best we Lave seeu, sud may be adopted by every Countv Board, Tue books need not cost Lo exceed $4; Lut they requure a little thme to tix than up. ACCOUNT OF BALES, A great deal of complaint is made hy fruit- growers, not ouly o this piace, but everywhere, & the neulect uf country-grocers, to whom cun- sigoments ol fruit aro wmade, to sena prompt account uf sales. Tho price at which hils prop- erty is sold decermiues the frult-grower to send more of not. M there f no vrutit 1 sending, he wants to know it before he has inado tive or alx sulpments. Remittances should Lo made ouce 8 weok,—accouut of salcs dully, The latter muy Ue by postal-card, on which ls printed a lise of seasonable articles and Lbo merchant’s nawe, mlug Ulank spaces for weiting iu the sellg e A BMALL FRAUD, It is tho dittle swindles in this world which sggravate men and mako thom suspeet thelr fol- lows, ‘Lo this cluss belongs the druyago swindie practiced by nesrly sl the wmerchants in Chica- Kouud other atles. Msny of the merchants Qwn tuelr own teas; others €ive inea the priv- Uege of draviug for thew, ut s xed price. [t is, howcver, all the sawu Low werchant, woether the carter takes two Imkuu or tweuty; 80 couts i3 waded to the Lill of eachi custower for druyage. Huving occaslou to use some buck- wheat for seed, vot loug since, we [uclosed $3to & seed>mau Ju Clleazo, with lustructions to scud @4 wuch of the wrticlo ws bis comsteues wanld permit for the money. The following {8 a copy of his bill: Cnioaco, Jaly 1, 1878, Tural Iz, Dr. to Seodsman: 1§ buishels buckwhoat, 86¢... Hag, 2oc; carting, 50C..s oon Tecetred payment. Tha quotation of buckwheat In Tnx TRIpUNE the day the nbove bill Is dnted was 60 congs per bushel, Somc allowance must, of course, ba mado for reafling it In _small quantities. But 0 cents for carting & distance of obout seven blocks is an outrage. Not long sinca we pald .the same price to an exprossman for carting ®» trunk three miles in your city, and he inform- ed us that 23 cents was the niice for dolng ordi- nary jobs where the distance was Jess than & mile.” We have done ordering goods from that scedsmnn, and have learned that, in ordering fn the future, it will be polley to mentlon that 25 cents Is 8 much as we shall pay for carting singll articies. Country-merchants who order sionll packages complain of the same stoallng. WHAT MIGHT DB DONE. Alter our buckwheat was planted, we casunily learned that a neighbur, only a mile away, haid fenty of sced that ha was anxious to sell for 5 cents per bushel, He tnight, for & few conts, have inscried an advertisement in a local paper, and have sold overy kerncl of it, s the same time accommoduting his uetghhors. Our buck. whent, adding treight, cost us §1.U8 per bushel; rather expensive sced. Farnors miake n mis- Ln:m in not advertising articles they have for sale. TNR MAYLE-BARK LOUSH, of which we mads mention a fow weeka ago, Is still an object of solicltude. The eggs whith wero contalned in the cottony, pup-corn-like masses. by thu thousand, hiave hatchied, and the Infuut 11¢d have moved to the under side of tha leaves, whore thoy inay ho found by thu bun- dred., Thelr presence I8 begiuning to make Itsell nppurent by the coloring and dead appearanco of the leaves, They are growlug rapldly, sud in a few weeks will migrate to the under side of tho twlga fura winter-location. ‘Fhat they will (llm (ll]ual.ruuuu to the sott-inaple, there Is uo loulit. EARLY PRACHES. The early peaches are of little value. For- merly, 1falg's Eacly was the first to ripen, but newer varieties have crowded it out; to eay the least, it was of little accouut, as it rotted nearly everywhere. ‘This year Is no_exception, and hardly o perfect sumple can be found. The Early Amsden has breu extensively planted, and, with us, ripened Julv, Hale's Barly are Just beginniog to color well, Wiitle at Cobden, reeently, we made some fnquiries, and learncd that f¢ had ratted considerably, and on that ac- couut waa thonght to be of small yalue, Other varictles, like T'ruth's Early and Georgo Fourth, are not usuaily subject to rot, but area few days luter than Iule's i ripeniug. What wonced Isan early peach, of woud size, good color, tough skin, and of good quality, ** God can duubtlcss make such a peachy,” but ho hasn't yot doue it. Peachies that can be shipped long distancos must have tough sxins, and tough skins are indicative of poor quatity on all frults, We still have hopes'of soffs day scctuy our fdeal veach, COST OF COW'S MILK. We bave roccived & uircalar from Andrew IT. Ward, Bridzewater, Conn,, on the above sub- Juect. Mr, Ward esthinates the cost of keeping and feeding a cow for 8 year, reckoning interest on lond, at 830, Tha réturn bo estimutes at H.lmqlunm of milk, auu n ealf, both valued at. £3). ‘Tne vare and time consumed hia conslders Is equaled by the manure, The cost of chiouse he estimutes at 7,80 cents per pound, and butter at 1715 conts, Those conclusions are, with some moidifications iu locaitics, substantially correct. He, howeyer, asscrts that coustant pasturing land, under the system now adopted, s ruinous,—tha grass runilog_ouat, sud moss taking possession of the sull, This may bo the case in New England, but it Is not true of the West. Experiouco teaches us that pasturos in- creasy with age, provided they are not kopt overstocked, == . NRET-ROOT AUGAR. Mr. Ward nlso ndviscs farimcrs to engage In the wanufacture of buet-raot sgar. His nssor- tion that it can’be made fu an ordinary evapo- rating pan, like sorghumemolasees, is, to suy the least, very doubtful, 1o admits that 1t re- quires expensive machinery to refine it. Let no one be aeceived in this matter. Raw heet-sugar has no murket-value, and s generally, we may sy unlversally, so full of nitrates thiat all the vraflt will be expendod In wotting them out, Bugar-bects may bu valuahle for feeding stock, but: not for making sugar. Wa fear that Mr. Ward s u theuretical suiar-maker. LOOK APTEIL TUH DIRAINS, The Ierald oY lea.th, n & late lssue, contalned the followiug scnaible remarks: In overy honse thero is, of this rofuso material, & large anlount. “On washing-days many sallons, oftun barrols, Of watcr, in which our clothing has been washed..and contubng tho filth thot the skin hina thrown off during (he weok, must ba_disponod of. Al throggh tho weck nore or losu dishiater and dirty water from various sources nccumulate, Asnrale, It s thrown into adrajn, which {1 per- hupa covered only with o board, and careled only fuw feet awny, when it wonks into the woil, or spreadn ont on the ground and evaporates Into the £ tho noll {4 berviou, 1t may loak into f., and some of it evontaally dnd fsway into fhe well, In the course of a short timo theso slops 8l tne sul) fall, wuort of fermentariun taken pluce, and, a4 tho alr 16 more or ipen excludod, most notsonon gason aro_genorated, 1t 1s now positively know that manydlscasos have thelr orlwin in beeath Ttdoos not fullow that they nlw e, hecauso the germs way ot alwa! to present, Lt they freguently do, “Divhtheria, that scourge of -both city and country, hus boca traced time and nyaln In the city to suwer-gas pass. Ing nto the house. . 1n thy country, whero lesy at- tention fs riven lo the causes of dlso: he drain fur alops alwavs recornized ns a source of diphtnertas but in very any cases it has been proved Lo be xo boyona the slightast doubt, Ruan Js. HORTICULTURE. Millions of Evergreens—\Yhere They Coms Fromellow They Beautify Our Homes, and Bulld Up Churacter=Now Varleties— Colorado Conifers—The Bluck Cherry—In. steuotions—Qucstions and Answers. From Our Own Correspondent. WaukraaN, 1iL, July 18.—I have just capried Into executlon a purpose I havo long formed, to vhsit the 2 WAUKHOAN EVERORREN NURSERINY, — Robert Douglus & proprictors,~and learn something definifely of the exteut of the busi- ness, and how t 13 carred on, 1 found the senlor member of the firm conlined to his housy, naving been the day previous altnost overcome with the excessive heat. Robert Dougus caine to Wanlkegan fn 1844, Hasoncof the oldest and most successful hortieulturists of the State, and s prominsut member and supporter of the State IHortleul- wral Soclety. Wa bave nove smwong us who havs woun a better reputation, not ouly for honesty and falr doaling, but alse for gooural and practical horticultural information, Hole truly a venerable man among us. The firm Is proverbially the most extensive growers of evergreen scedlings and European lurch tu Ameries, ® : MILLIONS OF RVERAREENS wre grown upou theso farins, and customers cums here from the extreiffes of the Unlon to buy, 1 was surprised, when Iinquired ¢ What partof the conntry i3 sending in tio mast onily lor trees 1" tu recoive for anawer, ** Massuchu- sutts wud othor Nuw-Enilaml Stat Threo cheers fur Massachnsctis aud her sister States! 1t fa thne that cvery Btate in the Untou was wakiug up to thu nceessity of planting thele waste aml bareen lands, especlally, to trees. 1t Is possible to grow foccsts where now are ouly Lurrenugss, lllfi desolation, and a blot. A few years only will be uceded to detwonstrate this as afact. ‘The importavce sod utility of it necd no demonstration, because self-cvids Tha man who bus prairle-lands,—sud mure eapectals Iy waste sud barrea lands,—and does ot plaut A youast f overgreous and deciduvus treos, can hardly e suul to luve bimacl? wiscly; aud, whot I3 most apoarcut, he loves oou Lis nelghbor at ali, or I B0, o lacks ability to show it vpeuly to the world, It secims to mo that the man who plants trees, deals juitly, loves nercy, sud walks buwmbly with God. fs uot far from the Kigdoms; cer- tuinly Lo bos chat o bim that Heaven can work upou, ‘'hc mansion of Douglas & Sons stands at the head of one of the principal streots of this beautiful town of uearly 6,000 inbabitants. Upon the spuclous lawns are fouud sy fiue hedees ol orbor-vite, hewlwk, sud Norway spruce as con be scen anywhcre; which, with the GEAND OLD BPECIMENS of evergreens (lorty fect und woroin dlameter), aud deciduous trees (lucludivg wany of the tiuest specimens of the hurse-clicainus o frult), sud I8rches and maples as Leautiful ws larches snd maples kuow how to grow.—treas planted thirty years sad wore ago,—1 say, thesoall stand as guards aad prutectors of the old botie- sivad, furolsalug shade fu suniwcer sud sbelier in winters At thesame timethey servoas teachers, educativg sud drawlug out tug best tlero bs D) wuu. How auy wan comg withiu the splicre of such surroundiugs can rewain unallected for good, s unaccouutable. How cau such & wan &0 to Heavew aud bo buypy i But the centro of sttrattion for me (aod tho object of wy vislt) wus TUK NUMSEHT-BEDS, where uvergrecus ure grown ** by themillions.” Only hardy®varictics and the most desirable Kinds aro grown (sas twenty or more varfetiex). The carth la ransacked for the bestsecds. Seed-gatherers aro sent East and Weat. Some fro sent to the Rucky Mountatns, some to Europe. No exoense |s spared to sceuro the sced wanted; nnd, that the variolies may be true to name, the most 2ompetent men {botan- fats of national reputatiun) are senc on these errands, Mr. D. has somo new varieties of evergreens, —notably TNA COLORADO CONIFERS, ~rwhich ha values very highl Hle I confident that they are coming in to the place of the common kinds, eepecialty in the Westorn 8tates. He has_been urged to grow them largely for the Eastern States, Among the Kkinds tested for beauty and hardiness may be named the Rocky Mountain silver spruce (Obles Menzicsit), the Dougias spruce (A. Dauclnsll;, and the heavy wooided pine (Plnus punderosa The above are being grown by the hundred thousand. Also, Engleman's spruce (A. Englo- mannif), A, concolar, and A. subalpina are being grown in very larze quantitics. All these secds wera collected by a thorough hotanlst, on the Racky Mountains at s helgat of 12,000 to 15,000 feet.” Mr. 1), says great confusion exists in Europe and in this country in regard to theso new coniters, and hence his great care n pro- curlug seed; and he thinks himself fortunato (due to the kindness of the highest authorities of Massachusetts) in securing the scrvices of Mr, Engleman, of 8t, Loufs (whose reputation ns n hotanist is surpassed by tone {n i land), to collect the seeds. He guarantees theso conl- fers to be TRUB TO NAME; and says, rs ha hias niot leas than n- million of thiese Colorado spruces and pines, ha hopes to be able to offer them at a0 low &' rato ns to be within the reach of every one who cares to plant. them. ‘This is zood news, The cuterpriss ‘of this finn in securlng thia addition to our varieties of evergreens is worthy of commenda- ton. ‘The Golden arbor-vitm I8 something new, that has orkzinated on tne Douglas farmn, and, wheu the time comes, will maks a atir Intho laud, Messrs. D, & Sona liave otlier surprlscs for the horticultural world waturing, of which it 18 not now lawlul Lo sveak. Tau preparation of the seed and method of culture are something to bo learned 25 long ex- perlence. The tonder plants need shade or sun according to the circumstances, Whole acres have o eanopy uverhead, under which willions of plantes are growing. . The seed is sown broad- finu. and the weoding la done chilefly with the ugers. TNE VARIRTIRS now most in favor for forest-planting are the Eurupean larch (Lalx Europen), white nsh (Eraxinus Americana), catalpa (Big nonoldes), 8 hardy vulctr. and the wild black enerry, which is # native of this country and a most valuable tree, which has not heretofors received the at- tention which it deserves, 1 was Interested fu what T learned {n regard to thue black cherry, and it scoms marvelous that morc attention hos not been given to this tres in lorcnry-vl-mln:f. I was shown sectiona of p cherry trua thirty-three years old, that wera tweuty-thiree Inches In dinmoter. The wood Is, therefore, of rapld growth, and equally good with watnut-timber for furnitore, ‘The reason :'"nh“;h“ nut been usod more for that purposo 8, thiaf 1T COULD XOT IR JIAD. 1t Is atated in our text-book on hotany that the blnck cherry does not wrow {n Kausas, or west of the Missourl River; It has beon sald that {t docs mot grow on the Atlantie const, *except as o shrub,” nor in tho South; but Mr. . bas had *a war of words ! with thess men, at- firining thot he has seen It “growing in Kau sas,” He has proved that it does grow usa tree on the sea-coast; also fo Florlds, iu [ow: and othor Btates, lu fact, the cierry is found to have a wider range than almosi any olher tree, [t will crow ultnost anywhere. It is a new thing, and *a good thing," to in- troduce 1Lus uleadiug tres in forestry-plaut ng. It I3 nlways In order to plant TIE BLACK WALNUT; hut Mr. D. thinks some mako a mistake in planting large tracts thickiy with black walnut, Tor tho reason that tho black walnut (s not avafl- able for, thmbor till it has grown into sawlows, Ilis plan would be to plaut the walnut wide apart, ond {31 {n wity larch for telographi-poles u;m eallroad-tes, and with asu for hoop-pules, ete. PLANTING RVENGREENS, Bome peopla have a notlon that it s a difficult thiug to Lu‘lnnr. everyrcens successfully. It iy uot 8o, Evergreons inag. be planted “with as nich aes nea that they will live, as an apple-trees and the anly condition, aslde from having a well-proparad soll, to Insure success, i3 to proserve the roots molst as they came frown the nuraery. If the roots dry out, thero 13 no hiope for the trew's Nfe; and s lttls wind and sun will do the fatnl work. Thu trevs, of course, should not have their roots mutilated o the takihz up; ond they should by fm- wmedintely protected with covers of sume xind, und Lo resct B8 soon us possible, A nursery- man does not hesttate to set cvergreens uud fusuro cvery one to grow. UESTIONS ANSWERED, f1. C. Lobnitz, of Great Bend, Kos.,-asks for the name and address of a firm whose Lusltiess it 18 to soil trec-sceds. * Now York prices,” ho says, *wo canuot stand.” {le further inguires where buds of tho Freeman peach eau bo had j alau, (L1t is advisavie to bud the peach upon nas tive plum-trees that bave grown to five or six feet 1u hight. = Anawer.—Robert Douglas & Bons, Waukegan, 1L, arc the men, for the sceds. A, M. Brown, Villa Ridge, 11, can probably put you on tiie track of the Freeman peact. [tinay be well onough to try the budding on plum, but I abould not expect any great success, and 450 ad- vautugu certatuly over the peach stock. —_—— GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. GeTTYS0URG, Pa., July 21.~The Encampment of the Urand Army of Lhe Republic begun yea- terday under the most favorable circumstances. ‘The Pittsburg sud Allegheny Poats have ar- rived. Large excursions have arrived from dif- lorout poluts, accompanied by bands of music, Asthe varlous tralns came in sight, salutes were fired from Cemotery Hill, The procession narched over the sume ground on which the Eteventh and part of the Firat Corps retreated the tiest day o the Lattle. The camp is oo Cemetery I t of the Nattonal Cemaotory, Lu contufns tents fur o thousand men, and many have quariers at tho hutels and private board- lug-ouses. The tuwn §s tliled with people, ———— Insuring Furity of Electlons, ‘Thelatest Idea to Insure purity of clectlons was carried out recently lu the Weat, and wroved to be a perfect faliure, Tho batlot-tox was constructed of thick gisss, and was soven feet square, 5o us Lo admit oL two e beng in- aeried It thrlllflfll 4 door ju the slde, “Fhe fdus wua that thuy should sit there al) day and tally gvery vole cast, with & view to prevent sny stutlhng of the huge box by nteresied partics. Tuey gob aloig by 'nlv,wull il woon, vus beliig, of course, u re -h& cmocrut ood the other & vislent. Kepublican, when the glasa becane clouded througl the exhalutivns of their breath. ‘Tuis prevented the bystanders from observing the acttun of the jprisoned politiclans, but 1t served the vurposs of the scrutineer of the Democentle party to & turn, as, wheu tho box was opened at _sundown, it was fouud tnat he had eaten just 183 Republicau votes, the exact number uecessury 10 aecure a victory for bis party. He looked very pulvy as ho leit the polting-place, but he told w triend ulterward that 10 the cause of right and justice he thought lie could have musticated sleven mory tickets, ‘Fhe only way to securs so fucorrupt election would sceni to bo the printiug ot tickels on shvet-iron blates, and guggine the scrutinecr.— Lzchange, ——— - Thwartlug sn Iusurance Dodge, RiciuoND, Va., July 17.—A law of Virginia which became oporative tais mouth, u‘ul which is uf concern 1o all fusursuce combanies doing busluess fu this Commonwesith, provides ' thiat fo any sction scalnet i jusuratice cow- uny, no futlure to perfonu any condition of Ity policy, wor violatlun uf sny restrictive provision thereol shiall be a valid defense o such actlon, unless 1t uppears that such conditlon or re- strictive provision s printed in typo as large, or larger, thau that o whicls tho acts of thu As- subly are prioted, to-wic: that comuonly known as loug priuer typs, or is wriiteo wit peu sud fuk (o or ou the pollev.t’ This luw wus passed fn cousequency 0L some usurance com- panies printing restrictive couditivns lu thele holleies In Lvpe »0 swall that they could not L- canly road with the naked eye, “Oune policy exbibited to tho Legislature had thuse condl- tions du pearl typu. DEATEN, FENSUSSSENUSIUES Lo SISy (158~Bunday, July 21, 8t 4:30 8. m., after & lug: gr?u‘.lxlfimu.“r(uuw:n. Deluved wiie of Jucun Grose b e st0a m., from resideace. by gisrlaced Lo Losehlll, Uu Talu {N.'Y.) papcre bieaso covy, SHORT—Buadaygguly 21, Jsus Howats Ehart, of old od BT, al lrum her lsto Yealdence, No. 170 Bouth nlrfim».'n.. Tieadays 86 3 P 1. by EArFiages $0 biumi: BELFIRLD—saturday nlght. July 2. of whooplug: cogiy tho, fasl oo frr R A TR ey gt lds aucd 6 weeks. 3 : . No. 108 Centre-ay, by e e, e s omt 8 TUE NOONDAY . MCA Wy Bale Juet: EUNOPEAN TRAVEL, VISITORS Paris Expositioy TO TOR SHOULD TAKR TOR London, Brighiton AN South Coast Railway LONDONT0 PARIS Shortest and Cheapesy Route,by Newhaven and Dieppe. Londnn to Newhaven, e, with Westingtiogse liraxes. Jrawing:lioom Car from Victos und powerful Fleet of Paddle Steamners, rieAl and Fasleat BieAmers o (o Chaonel sad Brighton, Bplendid New Fug gamers. hese two Aew Bteamers are bulls of Steel. hoy have accommudation fur 5K natiengers each, rivate Cabias on Howrd ¢ o e Excelivat quilred) Thafi.’uunu.:y between 8t. Lazare and the Lxhibiton tation, Adimimiun o all parts of the Cxhibitton and Gronndy, Fieasiten‘Irips about aris, vi., Veraslies, st.Cloug, anil 24s, Firat and Secon 0 Tieketn, syaliable for one cll () Nv‘lllr Night Service from Lo el Victoria i 7160 D, s Al Farei=Slagle, 3, 248, 178, Firet, Becond, ad Thiede Class, Return ‘lickets, avallable forono month, 631, 2 BPTickets and overy Informativa st Victorls snd London Iirtdge Stattons, and at thy lirighton Co,'s Ueys eral West Ontlee, 20 Regent Clrous, Plecadllly. Fares Jetar T (Dy Onder) J. P. KNIGHT, General Manager, t Newhiave nery between Diep T Line for many miles runo| S g i P s, ug Alougside’the Girey lng Tarough Conductors between Loniton nnd Daris. The Larls Siation (8t. Lazare) close (o the Englsh Qusreer, Break of Jouruey sllowed st Drtzhton, Dioppe, aod ouen. ‘Through Tickets by thls ltoute to Parls Includo (if re. ne Bleamer, aniers on each af aud Dieupe Ktativat e and P aas Bingle, 0ULl, 558 ). pudon, London Dridge s TO RENT. TO RENT. Oflices, en snnezor single, A% 1) GOODMA! e burposes o sturage. W IRATES, CILARL! i 4 TO RENT, Drick Bullding Xo. 217 and 229, ncut. laat Jackvousst., aicabl 8 Wasn two-atory aud b o for manafacturing CHARLES GOUDMA Louta 43, 110 Washiugtos ¢ AUCLION Sc\!‘l W. A, BUTTERS, LONG & CO, Auttioucers, 179 and 175 Raudolphi-st. ENTIRE PURNMITURE & FURNISHINGS OF A FINST-CLASS CLUBHOUSE AT ATTCTION, TUESDAY, JULY 23, AT 10 0CLOCK A, AL, AT CLUD HOUSE NO.71 MONROE-ST. ‘Wa shall sclt without reaerve for cash, tho entlro. niture, cons| 1 Furniture, of vatlous Leat . Chimibor r Covored” Library us vuariaing, iuiug-riom vflice Desks, K F00f Bafea, WISH ntoel clioss Lha wholo compristug oue o {v. A, nurTENS, LONG & CO., Auctfoneers, CLIROMOS AND OIF, PAINTINGS 1 Velreg and liru ¢19, "arlur M. Top sldeboards, Tavica s ‘comtplote, Lot fture, Lambregut UTNSLUTe {tenen ¥ AT ATCTION, IESDAY MORNING, J Tlieroe, V13 113 aatolo s a3, at 10 u'clock, atour 174 & I}S BUTTERS, LONO & CO., Aucttuncers. REGULAR TRADE SALE. DESIRABLE LINES OF DRY GOODS, OLOTHING, NOTIONS. IIAT&JCAI'!. QLOVES, ETC, AND GENERAL MEICHANDD BATULDAY, July 27, Ab 173 3nd 175 K W. A, HUTTEL t t E) ad Lomuinatia £ thio Lust onLuts (o LAR BATURDAY NALE. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, By GLO, P. GORE & CO., tbana 70 Wabuan-ar. Our Salo of Wednesday, July 21, OF Boots. Shoas & Slippers Wii Lo & wull-assortod m:‘u".. A’muu other liucs will be ol CHILD'S FINE PHILA. BHOEB, AND 13 CABES wWom's lelYpFlNEl WhaAL, QLEO. P, 2 [ By ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctloucers, 79 & 0 Laudulph-st. Tucsduy's Sale, July 23, at 9:30 8, AT QUL BTORE, NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, Carbets, und Geners Mousehold Uouds, Geueral Mor: ehandise, tic., ele, By CHAS, I, Aucttoncers, 1in sad BOOTS RADDIN & CO., 0 Wabasb-av., Chicagy, 11l 1ON BALKE & SHOES TUESDAY, JULY 23. CHAS,. ] NEW YOItK. Large, Spocial, Peremplory AUCTION SALE Saxonville “PILE CURE,” 49, Bievdiog, and fichiug 1ok Absalutely curcs BIE DU, W M AD; Blankets, FIELD, HORRIS, FRNNER & CO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, EON-B +o CUICAUC. . RADDIN & CO.__